The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) have published information for health professionals to help them manage the new hepatitis C treatments.
This article has been updated to include the new hepatitis C treatment consensus guidelines from January 2017.
From GESA
- Wallchart - Clinical guidance for treating hepatitis C: a summary - UPDATED Aug 2017 (right click to download pdf)
- Australian recommendations for the management of hepatitis C virus infections: a consensus statement - UPDATED Aug 2017 (right click to download pdf)
- Remote Consultation Request for Initiation of Hepatitis C Treatment' form - version 7 UPDATED Aug 2017 (right click to download pdf, also available in MS Word).
- Liver clinics and units in Australia (Incomplete for South Australia. Click here for complete list of SA liver clinics and viral hepatitis nurse contacts).
From PBS
- General Statement for Drugs for the Treatment of Hepatitis C (right click to download pdf)
- Click here to view webpage - Hepatitis C Medicines Fact Sheet for Community Based Prescribers (right click to download pdf)
- Click here to view webpage - Hepatitis C Medicines Fact Sheet for Community Based Dispensers (right click to download pdf)
- Click here to view webpage - Hepatitis C Medicines Fact Sheet for Public & Private Hospital Prescribers & Dispensers (right click to download pdf)
- Click here to view webpage
From ASHM
- GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangements (click to download rtf)